While cleaning my car one afternoon, I lifted the back seat to vacuum underneath and noticed something strange growing around a metal hinge. At first, it looked like a dried plant or even a small piece of coral. It was pale, covered in tiny spiky projections, and unlike anything I’d ever seen inside a vehicle.
Curious, I gently touched it with a pen, and a fine dust floated into the air. That was enough to make me stop immediately. I took a few photos and asked for advice online, where people suggested everything from mold to mineral deposits caused by trapped moisture.
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